That sets the stage for Phase 3, slated to begin Jan. 20, in which the court will determine the company’s CleanWaterAct (CWA) penalty. Based on the ruling, BP PLC faces a possible fine of up to $13.7 billion under the CWA, taking

scheduled to begin in January 2015, to consider the application of statutory penalty factors in assessing a per-barrel CleanWaterAct penalty.” The CWA’s maximum statutory penalty is $1,100/bbl where the court finds simple negligence and $4,300/bbl where

agreed to pay a $1-million fine and perform corrective measures to resolve federal claims that it violated the CleanWaterAct (CWA) and Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), the US Department of Justice, Environmental Protection

of the US Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) and the Environmental Protection Agency, which are currently reviewing a CleanWaterAct application ConocoPhillips submitted for the project. ACE must select the Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable

agreed to pay a $1 million fine and perform corrective measures to resolve federal claims that it violated the CleanWaterAct (CWA) and Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), the US Department of Justice , Environmental Protection

scheduled to begin in January 2015, to consider the application of statutory penalty factors in assessing a per-barrel CleanWaterAct penalty." The CWA's maximum statutory penalty is $1,100/bbl where the court finds simple negligence and

separate from other required environmental analyses under federal laws such as the Endangered Species Act and the CleanWaterAct ; executive orders; agency guidance; and state and local laws further complicates analysis of NEPA’s costs and

be consistent with or in conformance with federal authorizations, including the Coastal Zone Management Act, the CleanWaterAct , and the Clean Air Act . • Cameron would implement resource or activity-specific plans, procedures, and agreements

separate from other required environmental analyses under federal laws such as the Endangered Species Act and the CleanWaterAct ; executive orders; agency guidance; and state and local laws further complicates analysis of NEPA's costs and